# NTSB CHI76AC026: Douglas DC-3C, N144A, Wakeman, OH, September 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1975
- Place: Wakeman, OH · WAKEMAN, OH
- Location: 41.2532° N, 82.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakeman, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2532&lon=-82.4027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3316  75/9/11    WAKEMAN,OH          DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N144A               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     53, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            8000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAKEMAN,OH                  MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN SHALLOW DSCNT TO GND IMPACT.HI PWR NOTED DRG DSCNT.PLTS OX MASK USED,NO OX IN SYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N144A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N144A-1975-12-01), registration cancelled 1975-12-01, S/N 9725, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021455) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ortner

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750911033559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750911033559A), Sep 11, 1975: Doug DC3C, Wakeman, OH, Destroyed. Acft obsvd in shallow dscnt to gnd impact. Hi pwr noted drg dscnt. Plts ox mask used,no ox in sys.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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